Inspectors have identified key strengths in the way looked after children and young people in Aberdeen are supported and cared for but noted some areas requiring improvement. The Care Inspectorate
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A judge has refused to ban a heavily-pregnant woman who has learning difficulties from spending time alone with the man she loves. Council social services bosses had said staff caring
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A little boy removed from his home more than two years ago because he was being exposed to domestic violence can return to his mother’s care, a family court judge
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A significant increase in the number of older children and teenagers going into state care in England over the last five years has affected the stability of the system, the
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Sexual abuse of children in council care in Nottinghamshire was widespread for decades and repeated failures to learn from mistakes exposed more young people to harm, a report has concluded.
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A troubled council is “failing to keep children safe”, a report has concluded. Northamptonshire County Council’s children’s social care services has a “range of significant weaknesses” according to an Ofsted
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A High Court judge has said special arrangements must be made to allow a two-year-old girl thought to be at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) to travel to Egypt.
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Fostering and adoption services in Scotland are continuing to perform well, the Care Inspectorate has said. A new report published this week shows that 90% of Fostering services and 95%
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An under-fire police force is still not effectively managing children at risk, a report has concluded. Northamptonshire Police were told there were a number of areas to improve in child
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Council social services bosses have been criticised by a family court judge over the way they have handled the case of a baby girl whose parents are trying to turn
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